Upper-year scholarships

The Department of Chemistry presents annually a number of awards and scholarships to undergraduate students enrolled in Chemistry programs, in recognition of their academic achievements. No application is necessary. All students enrolled full-time in an Honours Chemistry program are automatically considered.

Gretchen E. Mueller Memorial Biochemistry Scholarship

A scholarship, valued at up to $2,000 is awarded annually to an outstanding undergraduate student enrolled in Year Three (and in Year 4, when available) of the Honours Biochemistry programs, Regular or Co‐operative in the Faculty of Science. Recipients must be Canadian citizens or Permanent Residents who do not simultaneously hold any other major internal or external scholarships. This fund was established in memory of Gretchen Mueller through donations by family and friends.

Don E. Irish Scholarship in Science

One scholarship, valued at $300, is awarded to each full‐time first‐year student, in Honours Chemistry and in Honours Biochemistry, who earns the highest weighted average in the Fall Term, Year One, Honours Chemistry course and laboratory. The scholarship honours the Executive Director of the Faculty of Science Foundation during its formative years.

William Elsdon Thermodynamics Award

One award, valued at $400, is presented annually to the highest ranking Science student in second‐year thermodynamics courses offered by the Chemistry Department.

Harry McLeod Co‐op Chemistry Scholarship

Two scholarships, valued at up to $1,750 each, are awarded annually to upper year undergraduate students in the Department of Chemistry. One award will be given to a full‐time student entering into Year Three of the Honours Chemistry Co‐op Program and the second will be awarded to a full‐time student entering into Year Four of the Honours Chemistry Co‐op Program at the University of Waterloo in recognition of their academic achievements. These scholarships are made possible through the support of faculty members and friends in the Faculty of Science as well as through the generosity of Kay and Harry McLeod. The McLeod’s have a long standing relationship with the Department of Chemistry, where Dr. Harry McLeod was a former Chair of the department, a respected faculty member and one of the founders of the Faculty of Science and Chemistry co‐operative education programs.

Jerome T. Miller Memorial Prize

A $50 prize was established in 1968 by relatives and friends in memory of the late Jerome Thomas Miller, BSc, MSc U66 (Honours Chemistry and Physics). The cash prize is awarded each year, on the basis of marks, to the student in third‐ year of a program which combines studies in Chemistry and Physics.

W.A.E. (Peter) McBryde Memorial Scholarship in Chemistry

This fund has been established by the estate of Peter McBryde and his family, and has been named in his memory. The scholarship, valued at approximately $1,000, will be awarded annually to a full‐time undergraduate second‐ or third‐ year student who has achieved academic excellence and who is enrolled in a Chemistry program in the Faculty of Science at the University of Waterloo.

Upper Year-Chemistry Senate Scholarships

A limited number of scholarships, valued at up to $350 each, is awarded annually to outstanding full‐time undergraduate students enrolled in the second-, third-, or fourth year of a Chemistry program, in recognition of their academic achievements.

Mentoring activities

The Department of Chemistry hosts the ChemBioChem Career Nights in collaboration with the Chem and Biochem undergrad clubs. At the Career Nights, various professionals (often Waterloo alumni) offer information and advice about possible opportunities and career pathways for biochemists and chemists.

Note: Honours Chemistry and Honours Biochemistry are accredited programs with the Chemical Institute of Canada and the Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC). Any student graduating with an honours Chemistry or honours Biochemistry degree is eligible for membership in the CSC. Please visit the Chemical Institute of Canada website for a complete description of the benefits of being a member as well as the membership fees.